Jessica Clark

Executive Director

Since August of 2008 Ms. Clark has served as the Executive Director of the Denver Urban Debate League. Prior to her work in Denver, she spent eight years working with the Impact Coalition in New York City, serving the teachers and students of the New York Urban Debate League as a coach, debate judge, and summer institute instructor.  In 2001, Jessica was the founding Program Director of the Brooklyn Debate Resource Center at Sesame Flyers International, where she provided full time debate support for hundreds of middle school and high school debaters in Brooklyn. As a college debater at The University of New Mexico, Jessica was a three-time qualifier for the National Debate Tournament and made numerous out round appearances at such tournaments as Emory, Northwestern and CEDA Nationals. In addition to her debate work, Ms. Clark has worked at performing arts non-profit organizations; and, in both the publishing and entertainment industries.  Jessica holds a M.F.A. in Dramatic Writing from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. ​

Gillian Breuer

Program and Communications Manager

A graduate student at the Scrivner Institute for Public Policy, Gillian studies how policy impacts students in the Denver community. She went to the University of Denver for undergrad and competed nationally and internationally on the debate team. In high school, she competed in policy debate. She started volunteering with the DUDL in 2016 as a member of the Pioneer Leadership Program. She has experience working with organizations like Scholars Unlimited, AmeriCorps VISTA, and the Inspire Youth Project. She is a 2015 Bezos Scholar and a 2016 Boettcher Scholar. ​

Timothy Rubio

Media Coordinator

Timothy is a junior at the University of Denver studying computer science with a focus on game development. His work with DUDL is his first experience with Urban Debate, but he is passionate about learning and supporting our core values and mission. Timothy handles our website and other media content and hopes to use his technical education to elevate DUDL’s online presence to the next level.
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